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Man, reading recentlog is getting depressing. So much… angst. Advogato is for sharing, not for posturing.
That’s why I love reading raph’s entries. It seems he’s taken to weblogging, but without the piecemeal approach - he actually fleshes out and completes thoughts, rather than just linking to them. An endearing mix of genius, humour and humility. That’s what makes Advogato such a nice place to play.
Bloggers and web diarists have a tendency to use the phrase “to read” about a person, eg. “Do you read Mary?” This language is most often used when referring to Dead White Males (or, Real Writers), so it always amused me when I heard it about Normal People. Perhaps it indicates a change in how we understand and receive new media. Nice.
Life
Having someone explode into your life like a flechette grenade, and then disappear off to Europe for six weeks is a bit like losing a watch. At first, something just feels out of place… Not quite there. But then you start losing track of everything else. Time becomes a confusing haze, routines deviate and fall apart, and scraps of the Old Way are elevated to mystical proportions.
